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The fashion industry accounts for almost one-tenth of all carbon emissions worldwide, and the waste it produces significantly impacts our environment. With the problem on track to keep growing, we have a part to play in the solution.
The fourth edition of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women returns from Friday, 31st January to Monday, 3rd February 2025, with its largest programme to date. Over 80 thematic events will take place across the city, offering an exciting and diverse celebration of women’s contributions to culture, society, and history. To mark 2025 Brigit 2025: Dublin City Celebrating Women we have also launched a specially designed Brigit Icon collection of t-shirts and sweatshirts by Jill & Gill. This collection honours the legacy of the Celtic Goddess of
In the heart of Dublin 7, SPADE is more than just a shared kitchen space; it is a beacon of support for food and beverage start-ups. Located within the historic St. Paul’s Church, SPADE has nurtured culinary entrepreneurs for 30 years, significantly impacting the Dublin and Irish food and beverage scene. Having undergone significant development last year, supported by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City, Enterprise Ireland, and DCC’s Economic Development Office, SPADE is now better equipped to support a greater number of food businesses. The facility includes a state-of-the-art shared kitchen f
This page is dedicated to all things related to the Night-Time Economy in Dublin. Here, you’ll find updates on what Dublin’s Night-Time Economy Advisor has been up to, along with various initiatives Dublin City Council is implementing to enhance our city after dark. NYF Dublin Music Trail The New Year Festival Dublin Music Trail was a FREE event that took place over two days on 30 December 2024 and 1 January 2025 in some of Dublin’s best live music venues. This vibrant Music Trail helped to showcase an eclectic mix of live performances from Ireland’s up and coming musicians and DJs that brought the city to life in a unique way. Hig
As the founder of AI Ireland and the AI Awards, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing first-hand how technology serves as an enabler for problem-solving across various business sectors and societal issues. Far from the job-taking or sci-fi doom Terminator, it’s often portrayed as AI is a technology capable of human-like thinking and decision-making. It learns from data and evolves, thereby aiding in the resolution of intricate challenges and the automation of tasks. In November 2022, Generative AI like ChatGPT captured headlines, opening new possibilities for internet users’ everyday activities. When it comes to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME
Abbey Theatre
This winter, a spectacular reimagining of Jane Austen’s Emma makes its European premiere on the Abbey Stage. Centring on the charming, clever, flirtatious, and cunning title character, Emma follows the privileged lives and relationships of individuals from upper-class families in Georgian-Regency England. Skewering social norms of the day, it examines love, desire, class, and the effort it takes to sustain a life of luxury. Ripping the bodice of tradition, Emma will thrill audiences with modern flourishes, a contemporary soundtrack and a period-but-playful retelling of the classic com
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This January, First Fortnight returns to challenge mental health stigma and promote mental wellbeing through a national celebration of arts and culture. With a dynamic programme spanning music, theatre, visual arts, and workshops, the festival brings communities together to spark conversation and inspire change. From marking Nollaig na mBan in Whelans with renowned singer Mary Coughlan and poet Paula Meehan to exploring homelessness through creative expression, the 2025 programme offers something for everyone. Below are some highlights: Festival Highlights Workshops ● Mini Placard Move
Hugh Lane Gallery
Calling all budding artists. We invite you to experiment with art at the Hugh Lane Gallery! Join artist Roxanna Manouchehri to be inspired by the portrait paintings on display to experiment with drawing techniques such as blind drawing and drawing from memory. No experience necessary and materials are provided.
The Complex
Celtic Exodus tells the story of star-crossed lovers trapped by a family feud in the village of Kilturk in Ireland of the 1840s. As famine descends on the nation the families of young Sean McDonagh and Siobhan Buckley struggle with survival in the face of crop failure, starvation, and merciless oppression by landlords and British Government agents. The young lovers must hide their forbidden passion, yet find a way to somehow unite their clans in defiance of these challenging times. Ultimately, the young lovers will be forced to join the hordes of Irish people who leave their beloved h
Smock Alley Theatre
For reasons currently unknown, rising sea levels have inexplicably affected Ireland and Ireland only, reducing the island to one small indistinct piece of land owned by one remaining Irish civilian. The Last Man in Ireland is a comedic three-hander that explores the cyclical themes of family dysfunction and grief as it uses the lens of millennial angst to delve into the past and present the story of an imagined future. Age suitability:16+ Warnings: Strong Language/Violent Imagery
Civic Theatre
TENDERFOOT, The Civic Theatre’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students, supports the development of new theatrical voices. The Tenderfoot Showcase presents a programme of plays by 16 year old playwrights, plays reflecting their lives, their world, plays exploring their fears, their worries, their joys. Performed and designed by a 70 strong ensemble of young people under the guidance of working theatre professionals. This year’s programme features:‘Anyone’s House’ by Anna McCaffrey –Lucan Community CollegeMary, Guy & Dylan aren’t in class. They’re in troubl
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This year’s vibrant programme, which runs from Saturday 25 January until Sunday 2 February 2025, invites everyone to take part in a city-wide celebration that includes workshops, talks, tours, performances, film, visual art, and many family-friendly events. Across Dublin there will be lots of interactive events for all ages to enjoy, from dance performances, bilingual storytelling, online language classes, food tasting, art exhibitions, comedy shows, film screenings, snake themed art workshops to learning all about these animals at Dublin Zoo. Our flagship event (2 February), hosted in
In conversation with Jennifer Rothwell Jennifer Rothwell is an Irish fashion designer, who spent many years living between the Big Apple and the Fair City. After graduating from Dublin’s NCAD in 1995, she gained practical experience with some of New York’s biggest design companies. Then, upon her return to Dublin, she launched her own brand: Jennifer Rothwell Design. By the following year, she had won the ‘Brown Thomas Designer Award’ at Dublin Fashion Week. And, since then, her designs have attracted celebrity cli
Ireland might be a small country, but our universities and colleges are incredibly diverse. Every year, tens of thousands of students from over 130 countries come here to study.
Down by the Secret Garden On the south side, the secret garden was always the Iveagh Gardens. However, music, comedy and food festivals have taken place there in recent years, meaning that the garden isn’t so secret anymore. These days, to find the city’s true secret garden, you have to head north. Up O’Connell Street, then North Frederick, across Dorset Street and on up Blessington Street until you come to black wrought iron gates. In you go. And you’re there. What to expect at Blessington Street Basin The Blessington Street Basin
The importance of sustainable and social enterprises Making your startup or existing business sustainable or ethical is a smart, future-proof option. Customers are now much more informed and aware of the environmental impact of their purchases. A more sustainable product or service will create a positive brand image that will impact the bottom line of many businesses.
Dr. Ruth Johnson is Dublin’s City Archaeologist and she is charged with protecting, managing and investigating the city’s oldest heritage – much of which is underground. As well as conservation projects, Ruth has input into new developments across the city and a role in policy development advocacy. We spoke to her about how she works and what’s going on across the city – under the ground, in our oldest graveyards and in half-hidden houses. In conversation with Dr. Ruth Johnson Ruth began her career working on a community excavation project in Yorkshire, while doing her A-levels. This piqued her interest in archaeology and she went on to do
Stress baking. It’s a thing, you know. It’s what Caryna Camerino used to do after another difficult day at her old job in human resources. It was also the starting point of her successful Dublin startup: Camerino Bakery. HR to hotbuns: Caryna Camerino’s startup story Caryna Camerino, a first generation Canadian who has lived in Dublin for the past 17 years, wasn’t always a baker. However, food was always a big deal at home – partly because her father, who was from Rome, is a stickler for authentic Italian cooking. Such a stickler, in fact, that she loved going to friends’ houses where she could enjoy a regular TV dinner, like n